Vietnam+-+Grace+Canahuati

= = = VIETNAM =

Introduction

Vietnam is located on Southeastern Asia, bordering China, Laos and Cambodia. Its Area is 331,210 sq km. It is a communist country that claimed independence after World War ll but France continued to rule until 1954, then defeated by the communist forces. Some of the languages spoken are Vietnamese, English, French and Chinese.



====**Population:** 91,519,289 people in Vietnam, the population has grown in the last few years. One of the most populated cities is Ho Chi Minh and its capital, Hanoi, being the second most populated city as 30% of the population is urbanized.====

====**Birth Rate:** 16.83/1,000 Vietnam has high birth rates, compared to the United States which has 13.7/1,000 birth rates. But unlike Vietnam the US has a stable population therefore its births are controlled.====

====**Net Migration Rate:** -0.34 migrants/1,000 population. More people are leaving the country than going into it, because of its political state, getting better jobs and health care. They leave to get better opportunities which is one of the major reasons why people immigrate to the United States.====

====**Infant Mortality Rate:** 20.24/1,000 This is a high rate because of Vietnam's health state, they don't have a good health care and food and water carry many diseases due to water and land pollution which is a major problem around the world.====

====**Life Expectancy:** Males : 69.95 years and Females: 75.16 years. Life expectancy for males is less than females because of their jobs that require more physical work and females life expectancy depends on their health care, also their life expectancy may end at an early age due to the diseases they are exposed in their environment.====

====**Doubling Time:** It would take 66 years to double the population of Vietnam, and compared to the United States it would take 77 years, because of its birth and death rates that keep the population stable. It would be 11 years faster for Vietnam because of its high birth rates and low death rates.====

Vietnam is in stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model like many other countries. Vietnam's birth rate is high and its death rate is low, that means that its population is not stable.


https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html
 * Reference:**

http://geographyfieldwork.com/DemographicTransition.htm